RETURN No. 29. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of Coal Traffic from Local Mines during the Year ending 31st March, 1912.

RETURN No. 30. SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES. Return of the Number of Vessels discharged and loaded at the Ports of Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, and Bluff, for the Year ending 31st March, 1912.

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M inc. 1910-11. 1911-1-2. Increase. Decrease. St. liulens, White Ulifls Homnbush, Glentimnel Mount Somers Coal Company, Mount Si m> Albniy Waihao Forks.. Qibson'a K.UTOW Ngapara Shag Point .. Molntosh, Bushy Allandale Coal Company Saddle Hill .. FernhiU Mosgiel Taratu Mine. LovoU's Klui Brook Bros.. Shag Point Benhar Kaitangata Bruoe Coal Company .. .. ... Papakaio ('onieal Hills Sneddon and Hamilton. Pukerau Jones, Maitland W. McSoar, Waikaka .. W. Mason. Kingston Crossing McDowall. Wairio New Zealand Express Company, Gore Sieeman, C. J , ., Matauia Beattie, Coster, anil Co.. Mataura Collieries Company, .Matauia Vluckie and W'allis, Mataura Nighteaps Coal Company. Nightoaps McKenzii. D., Nightcaps Grant, J., Nightcaps Spenoe, J., Nightcaps .. Moss Bros., Nightoaps Mclndoe and Turner. Nightoaps. . Wairio Coal Company. Nightoaps J. Lloyd, Nightoaps Dillon, VVairio. . Willow. Wairio I hi pI>. Wairio Hrooin and Co.. Qoro . ■ Bowden, Ashers (lark, Wyndhani Jones, Willowbani Mason and Johnston, Kingston Grousing .. Lynch, Kingston Crossing Hunt, WaiUaka Tons. .".IIS 10,257 3,819 28;) Hi 24 14 !)<» 2,888 4(i I 1,041 :!5,4I« l!),907 196 12,332 1,127 124 130,474 10,841 2J29 101 4 4 17 266 L'.lHKS 848 .".,718 6,696 4;i 58,086 2.377 4 I Ml 318 :ii 812 91!t Lβ II 41 17.-, 18 L".l Tons. :t28 7.710 2,181 [94 .") 4 74 1,337 <M\1 3,001 37,225 20,017 I Of, •">,.'! 7 7 004 137 l^7,l(^ l<3.510 8 2,042 70 441 2,832 918 5,451 !l,2li.-> 68,266 3,943 744 4.V.I H68 8 4 13 )7 12 5 Tons. [ ' 506 1 ,960 1,702 50 • • 13 :,.07.-> 8 is:. i ill 2,669 10,179 1,500 t20 47 12 5 Tons. 180 2,547 1,638 110 10 10 10 25 1,551 90 0,955 .-.2;; 3,312 S7 31 I I 17 7<i 267 13 I 11!) 31 363 7 251 1C. (i 41 171 .". 2« Tot als 311,861 318,106 25,132 25.132 IS.S77 IS.S77

DieOHABGBE : Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Duaedin Bluff Port. 1910-11. No. 1,980 360 172 65 100 237 1911-12. No. 1,942 812 160 G'J 10<J 228 Increase. No. 6 -l 0 Decrease. No. 18 12 14 Totals 2,870 2,870 2,815 2,815 55 Loaded :— Lyttelton Timaru Oamaru Port Chalmers Dunedin Bluff 1,922 319 160 62 58 236 1,998 261 176 54 35 222 i 76 L6 j 58 ;e 28 14 58 E8 23 14 Totals 2,757 2,757 2,746 2,746 11 11